1967–68 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1967–68 record | 16–9 (10–4 Big Ten) |
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MVP | Sam Williams |
Home arena | Iowa Field House (Capacity: 13,365) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 16 | – | 9 | .640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1967–68 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1967–68 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 16–9 and were Big Ten co-Champions with a 10-4 conference record.
Senior guard Sam Williams was named Big Ten Player of the Year after averaging 25.3 points per game and 10.9 rebounds per game. It would be 52 years before another Iowa men's basketball player would take home the award.
Roster[]
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Schedule/results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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1/8/1968 |
Loyola (IL) | W 71–65[2] | 6–5 |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | |||||||
1/13/1968 |
Ohio State | W 74–72 OT | 7–5 (1–1) |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | |||||||
3/2/1968 |
Illinois | W 61–56 | 15–7 (9–3) |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | |||||||
3/4/1968 |
Minnesota | W 91–72[3][4] | 16–7 (10–3) |
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
3/9/1968 |
Michigan | L 70–71[5] | 16–8 (10–4) |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | |||||||
Big Ten Playoff Game[6] | |||||||||||
3/12/1968* |
vs. Ohio State | L 81–85 | 16–9 |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Awards and honors[]
Team players in the 1968 NBA Draft[]
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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3 | 35 | Sam Williams | Milwaukee Bucks |
References[]
- ^ "1967-68 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ^ "Iowa Guns Down Loyola, 71-65" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 9, 1968. p. 3. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ "Hawks Clinch Big Ten Cage Title Tie" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 5, 1968. p. 1. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ "Iowa Clinches Share of Title!". The Des Moines Register. March 5, 1968. p. 11. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ "16 Behind -- Hawks upset, 71-70!". The Des Moines Register. March 10, 1968. p. 16. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ "Iowa Battles Ohio State in Playoff". Chicago Tribune. March 12, 1968. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ "1968 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
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